1960 Kansas City Athletics season

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1960 Kansas City Athletics
Major league affiliations
Location
1960 Information
Owner(s) Charles O. Finley
Manager(s) Bob Elliott
Local television WDAF-TV
Local radio WDAF
(Merle Harmon, Bill Grigsby)

The Kansas City Athletics' 1960 season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 58 wins and 96 losses.

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[edit] Offseason

  • December 11, 1959: Roger Maris was traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Joe DeMaestri and Kent Hadley to the New York Yankees for Don Larsen, Hank Bauer, Norm Siebern, and Marv Throneberry.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 97 57 .630 --
Baltimore Orioles 89 65 .578 8
Chicago White Sox 87 67 .565 10
Cleveland Indians 76 78 .494 21
Washington Senators 73 81 .474 24
Detroit Tigers 71 83 .461 26
Boston Red Sox 65 89 .422 32
Kansas City Athletics 58 96 .377 39

[edit] Roster

1960 Kansas City Athletics roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

[edit] References

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1960 MLB season by team
American League
Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington
National League
1960 All-Star Game • 1960 World Series
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Oakland Athletics
Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics • Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
9 • 27 • 34 • 42 • 43
World Series
Champions (9)
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American League
Championships (15)
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Seasons (108)
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